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When i take a picture the card locked word comes up how do i unlock the card

SD and SDHC cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card. ...
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Card lock.? I have a Samsung S630 and everytime i try to take a picture a black screen comes up with card lock. it is reonably new too. It is not coming up due to the slidey thing on the actual memory card. I have tryed to unlock it by formatting it but it says again card lock. What can i do?

Friend dont worry it so simple Insert u r card into card reader and then change its format Up to Fat or Fat 32 Into NTFS and format it if it is formated then it will be ok ...
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My 3.2 bean camera uses a sd card and i dropped it and now it says card locked when i try to take a picture or video . I tried to unlock and lock the sd card but it still comes up

HelloIf the card works in another camera or another card doesn't work in your camera , the problem is with your card reader in your camera.If you open you sd slot and look inside with a sharp light , you shou ...
Argus Bean A0570 Digital Camera

Card Locked? Don't know how it happened but when I try to take a picture a message comes up CARD LOCKED. How do I unlock it?

There is a switch in the memory card, you just have to slide it upward.\015\012\015\012If you are using a new memory card, format it first.\015\012\015\012Do the following:\015\012- Press Menu/ Ok button\015\012- G ...
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Memory card my camera keeps erasing my pictures. it sais that the memory card needs to be formated but it will erase all files on the camera. i have important photos that are on there right now, that i cant download to my computer. please help with suggestions to make the photos come back. i tried to lock and unlock the memory card but its no use. i really dont know whats going on so can you please make some suggestions to the steps i need to take to get my photos back.Thank You.

Also, use a card reader, copy your pictures from the card using the card reader, transfer your pix to your computer and then reformat the card ...
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CARD LOCKED my camera says the my memory card is locked.?? i dont no how to unlock it My A 450 says my card is locked, but the card is NOT locked (button on the side of the card is in unlock position). The camera still indicates card locked with a new card inserted.
When i try to take a picture it says "Card Locked!" and it wont let me add a new folder onto the card once its on my computer

There should be a small toggle along the end side (it is tiny and easily missed, but it is there, I just checked my memory card / mine is 4GB SD card from Sony) that you can swtich to unlock\015\012and your images may come back that way. ...
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera

Hello,
I have the following problem: I cannot delete images neither take new pictures.
When i try to delete pictures it shows the following message:
The card is locked, unlock the card to access delete features.
When i try to take a new picture it shows the following message:
LENS ERROR
Try turning the camera off and on again (before this message it says card locked).
Thanks for help!!!

I recently bought the camera and was able to take 45 pictures without a memory card. I then put a memory card in from my phone and it allowed me to take pictures. However, once I took the card out and put it back into the camera, it now comes up card locked and can only take 3 pictures without it, even though I've deleted everything off it!

Be sure that the Lock switch on the memory card in your camera is set to unlock. If it is unlocked then try and see if you can reformat the card with the camera. ...
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My Canon A460 says the Card is locked. The lock switch on the card is set to unlock. I have another camera with a similar card. Both cards work in the other camera. neither card will work in the A460 both say Card Locked. It must be something in the camera. I have tried the turn off remove card turn on take picture. No card message. Turn off replace either card and see Card Locked.

Back up your data first,thenyou reformat the memory card in the camera.i guess you have formatted the memory card in another device.canon cameras generally do not accept cards that have been formatted in another device.then sitch off the camera and r ...
Canon PowerShot A75 Digital Camera

Card locked when i turn the camera on with a memory card in it, it says card locked and i can't take pictures, delete them or anything. i know its not the camera card because i take it out and make sure its unlocked. when i don't have the camera card inside the camera it works perfectly... and ever since i lost my usb cord i cant put my pics on the computer...please solve my problem

My canon Digital IXUS 8015 says card locked when I try to take a picture. I can access photos taken last month on the same card
Today when I tried to take a photo the camera beeped and displayed to following message "card locked".
I removed to 4GB card and checked the tab was set to unlock.
This did not rectify the problem.
The card will work in another camera.
Any suggestions?.

Your\012 camera uses SD memory cards. On one edge is a slider switch: towards \012the electrical contacts is the unlocked position and away from them is \012locked. Unfortunately, the switch is easy to move a ...
Canon PowerShot A530 Digital Camera

I contacted dxg and they told me just to take card out and unlock it with the little lever on the top left. i did this and it still wont unlock the card. i also tried an old sd card out of a camera and it also said card locked, which i know its not. i don't know what is going on. my daughter had used this camcorder for more than a year and all of a sudden she cant take a picture or record anything

The internal memory of the camera must have been used at one point, remove the memory card from the camera, go into menu and locate "format" follow the instructions to remove the pictures when prompted. When you have completed the process install the ...
Digital Cameras

Card Locked - One problem is : I have tried 3 new cards and unlocked the cards and still recieve a card locked message when I try to take a picture. I have tried to format to " yes" but the camera continues to return to " no ". The other problem I have is that I accidentially deleted all of my pictures in the camera's memory. Is there any way to retrieve those pics?? Please help!!! Thank You. Chip. [email protected]

Is this a new problem or has it always been this way? What type of SD cards are you trying to use, SD or SDHC?As far as recovering the images from the camera's internal memory, unless you have the option to undelete from the camera's menu you h ...
Samsung Digimax D53 Digital Camera

I have a i533 5.0 megapixel digital camera.I took pictures thinking the memory card was in it but it wasnt and it said memory was full so i deleted the pictures off the camera and put the memory card back in and its saying card locked when i try to take a picture and it wont unlock. what do i do?

You caused a card conflict, or have corruption on the card. Try this:Remove the battery from the camera. Remove the memory card, and re-insert. Install the battery back in the camera. Turn on the camera. In t ...
Polaroid Digital Cameras

Card locked how do i get my camera to unlock my flash card, I keep getting this message when i take a picture, "card locked!"

Card locked the camera is locked, display says card locked, won't take pictures. how do i unlock the camera

Take the SD card out of the camera, and check along one of the edges for a little tab which can be moved back and forth. In one direction (often marked on the card) it is "locked" so no changes can be made to the files on the card, nor can any new fi ...
Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Digital Camera

Card Locked have put new batteries in, switched on to take pictures then it comes on screen Card Locked. Removed batteries and card started again, sometimes it works, but mostly I have a repeat performance. Nothing in the book to explain.

After loading my pictures on my comp I put the card back in the camera and it says card lock and won't let me take pictures. How do I unlock the card?

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card. If the switch is already in the proper position, slide it fully the ot ...
Samsung S860 Digital Camera

I am unable to take any pictures, I can only review the pictures and movies I have already taken. On the screen it says Card Locked. How do I unlock the card? so if the switch is damaged does that means that I cannot use the card?

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Canon PowerShot SD750 / IXUS 75 Digital Camera

I have a AGFA 830s sensor which comes up with the message card locked when the card is not locked and I cannot delete or take new photos. I also cannot unlock the photos on protect.

My memory card is saying locked and i cannot take a picture or delete a picture what can i do to get the card unlocked.

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Card Locked Ive had my Powershot a540 for quite a while and suddenly it shows that the card is locked and can not take more pictures. Ive checked it all around and its settings but I cant find the way to unlock it. My manual is missing. H E L P.

Unlock card My camera is locked and I am trying to "unprotect" my camera so that I can take pictures. I press the blue arrow and key button, but everytime I choose the unprotect function, it says card locked. Please help. Thank you.

If the card is locked, you could the steps below:- Turn off camera- Remove memory card- Take a look on the switch of the memory card itself ...
Pentax Optio 550 Digital Camera

It keeps saying card-lock and I cannot undo it It will not let me take any pictures I cannot find anywhere on the camera how to get this card-lock UNLOCKED. Can you help me. The camera is brand new. Battery is fully charged

Hi... I M zaib.... [email protected] might b a button on memory card... it might be turned to lockwhen this happens.... u can delete anything from card.... so turn it to on.... and then check... ...
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The card, or memory chip in camera is locked, and i dont know how to unlock it, so now i cant take pictures, or upload my pictures, or even delete photos,i just need to know how to unlock my camera.

Hi,\012\012This used to happen when the write protect lock on in the memory card. Refer the manual to see how to remove the memory card.\012\ ...
HP Photosmart M547 Digital Camera

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